In this test, choose the best answer, not just one which is possibly correct!
When there are two verbs in the sentence, focus on the one in italics.
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I have fixed it! Now we can get on.
- Present perfect for past actions with current effect
- Present perfect for actions at an unspecified time
- Present simple for current action
- Past perfect for completed action before another.
Are you going to talk about it?
- simple future with 'going to'
- 'going to' for prediction based on experience
- 'going to' for prediction
- 'going to' for intention
The professor is giving a series of lectures this term.
- Present simple for the future
- Present progressive for current actions
- Present progressive to show recurrent but not necessarily current events
- Present progressive for future arrangements
When I was on holiday I used to stay up late and would lie in till noon.
- 'used to' for discontinued series of actions
- 'used to' for a past state
- 'used to' for a discontinued past action
You get the beer, I'll buy the wine.
- Simple future for prediction
- Simple future for spontaneous decision
- Simple future for voluntary action or promises
Don't call, she'll be having lunch.
- Future simple for prediction
- Future progressive for action at a time
- Future progressive for interrupted action
- Future perfect progressive for causal connection
I worked hard to get my degree.
- Past simple for completed action
- Past simple for repeated actions
- Past perfect to show previous action
I don't want to go.
- Present simple to show intention
- Present progressive for current action
- Present simple for future schedule
- Present simple to refer to state rather than action
Sorry I didn't answer the phone, I was having lunch.
- Past progressive to signal parallel actions
- Past perfect to show causal relationship
- Past progressive for interrupted event
- Past simple for a completed event
I have been longing to see her.
- Present perfect to show action at an unspecified time
- Present perfect progressive to show duration of state
- Present perfect progressive to show action with current outcome
- Present perfect to show duration of state
I had lost my keys and couldn't get in.
- Past simple to show that an action happened later
- Past perfect progressive to show causal relationship
- Past perfect to show completed long event
- Past perfect to show causal relationship
You will meet a tall, dark stranger.
- Future simple for prediction
- Future simple for voluntary action
- Future simple for spontaneous decision
He's going to be absolutely furious when he finds out.
- 'going to' for prediction based on experience
- 'going to' for intention
- 'going to' for prediction based on current evidence
He's been hoping for a good result.
- Present perfect for past events continuing to the present
- Present perfect progressive to describe action at an unspecified time
- Present perfect to describe action at an unspecified time
- Present perfect progressive for past events continuing to the present
Jones passes to Smith who knocks it back to the 'keeper.
- Present progressive for future arrangement
- Present progressive for current action
- Present simple for current action
- Present simple for habitual action